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THE YOHJI YAMAMOTO EXPERIENCE

AN all-new opportunity to get inside the head of Yohji Yamamoto is opening in Paris this week. Juste des Vetements (Just Clothes), has recreated the designer's Tokyo workshop in a bid to give visitors the chance to see how his creative process works from start to finish. In amongst 18th and 19th Century pieces of art, more than 100 of Yohji's outfits will hang within reach, so that his fans can get close enough to touch. "We wanted to surprise the public and show them all the steps from the material to the final design," said Yohji spokesperson Nathalie Ours. And for the designer himself, who has famously taken inspiration from all walks of life and countless historical periods throughout his 49-collection career, the retrospective is more than fitting. "If I could make a collection to show the passing of time I would be very happy," he said. "Because old clothes are always newly designed. Designing time is my dream." Juste des Vetements will run from April 13 to August 28 at the Musée de la Mode. (April 11 2005, AM)